Costs and cost-effectiveness of malaria control interventions - A systematic review

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  White, Michael T ^a   Conteh, Lesong ^a   Cibulskis, Richard ^b   Ghani, Azra C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ASIA; BED NET; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; MALARIA; NEWBORN CARE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AFRICA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY;

AFRICA; ASIA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALARIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 80155151284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-337     Document Type: Review

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